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#6cb388 color: Lily Pads

#6cb388 is rgb(108, 179, 136) in RGB and oklch(70.787% 0.09609 156.341) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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144°
100%

70.8%
0.096
156°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #6cb388

#6cb388 is a soft light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 156°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.44:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6db083). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #6cb388 mixed with white

  1. 6cb388
  2. 7bbb93
  3. 8bc29f
  4. 99caab
  5. a8d1b6
  6. b7d9c2
  7. c5e1ce
  8. d4e8da
  9. e2f0e6
  10. f0f7f3

Darker: #6cb388 mixed with black

  1. 6cb388
  2. 5d9b75
  3. 4e8463
  4. 406e52
  5. 325841
  6. 254331
  7. 192f22
  8. 0d1d13
  9. 040c06
  10. 000101

Calmer: #6cb388 with less saturation

  1. 6cb388
  2. 73b18b
  3. 79b08d
  4. 7eae90
  5. 84ac92
  6. 89aa95
  7. 8ea897
  8. 93a79a
  9. 98a59c
  10. 9ca39e

Questions about #6cb388

What color is #6cb388?

#6cb388 is soft light emerald. The closest named color is Lily Pads. In RGB it is rgb(108, 179, 136), in HSL hsl(143.66, 31.84%, 56.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.787% 0.09609 156.341).

What colors go well with #6cb388?

The complementary color of #6cb388 is #c78ab7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #91ac69 and #4eb4aa. The triadic partners are #919cdd and #d58b76.

Is white or black text more readable on #6cb388?

Black text reads better on #6cb388: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #6cb388 a warm or cool color?

#6cb388 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 156 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.096.